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ESPN’s second consecutive season of exclusive coverage of every NCAA Division I Baseball Championship matchup will begin with the scheduled 112 games from the 16 Regional sites on ESPN2, ESPNU or ESPN3 from Friday, May 30, to Monday, June 2. Contests from all Super Regional sites (up to 24 games from June 6-9) and the entire College World Series (up to 17 games from June 14-25) will be available on ESPN, ESPN2, ESPNU and ESPN3. Every NCAA Division I Baseball Championship game will also be available on WatchESPN.

The Regional round action will be highlighted by the return of Bases Loaded, ESPN’s four-day platform providing unlimited live cut-ins and highlights from numerous games, plus up-to-the-minute commentary from ESPN analysts. Bases Loaded will be available Friday, May 30; Saturday, May 31; and Sunday, June 1, from 2 p.m. ET to midnight; and Monday, June 2, from 7 p.m. to midnight. ESPN3 will carry the network in its entirety while ESPNU and ESPN2 will simulcast at select times, including between games and rain delays when time permits. Dari Nowkhah and Matt Schick will host the Bases Loaded coverage with analysts Kyle Peterson and Mike Rooney.

Regionals Schedule (Schedule subject to change)ESPN2, ESPNU and ESPN3 will offer complete and exclusive coverage of all 16 Regionals sites.Network assignments for Saturday, Sunday and Monday games will be determined the evening before the games.Each site will feature four teams competing in a double-elimination format and each site winner will advance to the Super Regionals.

Site: Corvallis, Ore.

Commentators: Adam Amin & Danny Kanell

Teams: Oregon State, UNLV, UC Irvine & North Dakota State

Networks: ESPN2, ESPNU or ESPN3

Game 1 – UC Irvine vs. UNLV: May 30 at 5 p.m., ESPN3

Game 2 – North Dakota State vs. Oregon State: May 30 at 11 p.m., ESPNU

Games 3 & 4: May 31 at 5 p.m. & 11 p.m.

Games 5 & 6: June 1 at 5 p.m. & 11 p.m.

Game 7 (if necessary): June 2 at 11 p.m.

Site: Stillwater, Okla.

Commentators: Mark Neely & Randy Flores

Teams: Oklahoma State, Nebraska, Cal State Fullerton & Binghamton

Networks: ESPN2, ESPNU or ESPN3

Game 1 – Cal State Fullerton vs. Nebraska: May 30 at 1 p.m., ESPNU

Game 2 –Binghamton vs. Oklahoma State: May 30 at 7 p.m., ESPN3

Games 3 & 4: May 31 at 1 p.m. & 8 p.m.

Games 5 & 6: June 1 at 1 p.m. & 7 p.m.

Game 7 (if necessary): June 2 at 7 p.m.

Site: Houston, Texas

Commentators: Tom Hart & Ben McDonald

Teams: Rice, Texas, Texas A&M & George Mason

Networks: ESPN2, ESPNU or ESPN3

Game 1 – Texas A&M vs. Texas: May 30 at 4 p.m., ESPNU

Game 2 – George Mason vs. Rice: May 30 at 8 p.m., ESPN3

Games 3 & 4: May 31 at 4 p.m. & 8 p.m.

Games 5 & 6: June 1 at 4 p.m. & 8 p.m.

Game 7 (if necessary): June 2 at 7 p.m.

Site: Baton Rouge, La.

Commentators: Brett Dolan & Nick Belmonte

Teams: LSU, Houston, Bryant & Southeastern La.

Networks: ESPN3

Game 1 – Southeastern La. vs. LSU: May 30 at 3 p.m., ESPN3

Game 2 – Bryant vs. Houston: May 30 at 8 p.m., ESPN3

Games 3 & 4: May 31 at 3 p.m. & 8 p.m.

Games 5 & 6: June 1 at 3 p.m. & 8 p.m.

Game 7 (if necessary): June 2 at 8 p.m.

Site: Tallahassee, Fla.

Commentators: Joe Davis & Greg Swindell

Teams: Florida State, Alabama, Kennesaw State & Georgia Southern

Networks: ESPN2, ESPNU or ESPN3

Game 1 – Kennesaw State vs. Alabama: May 30 at noon, ESPN3

Game 2 – Georgia Southern vs. Florida State: May 30 at 6 p.m., ESPN3

Games 3 & 4: May 31 at 1 p.m. & 5 p.m.

Games 5 & 6: June 1 at noon & 5 p.m.

Game 7 (if necessary): June 2 at 7 p.m.

Site: Louisville, Ky.

Commentators: Clay Matvick & Gabe Gross

Teams: Louisville, Kentucky, Kansas & Kent State

Networks: ESPN2, ESPNU or ESPN3

Game 1 – Kansas vs. Kentucky: May 30 at 2 p.m., ESPN3

Game 2 – Kent State vs. Louisville: May 30 at 6 p.m., ESPN3

Games 3 & 4: May 31 at 1 p.m. & 5 p.m.

Games 5 & 6: June 1 at noon & 5 p.m.

Game 7 (if necessary): June 2 at 7 p.m.

Site: Nashville, Tenn.

Commentators: Dave Neal & Chris Burke

Teams: Vanderbilt, Oregon, Clemson & Xavier

Networks: ESPN2, ESPNU or ESPN3

Game 1 – Clemson vs. Oregon: May 30 at 1 p.m., ESPN3

Game 2 – Xavier vs. Vanderbilt: May 30 at 8 p.m., ESPN3

Games 3 & 4: May 31 at 2 p.m. & 8 p.m.

Games 5 & 6: June 1 at 1 p.m. & 8 p.m.

Game 7 (if necessary): June 2 at 7 p.m.

Site: Bloomington, Ind.

Commentators: Jim Barbar & John Gregory

Teams: Indiana, Indiana State, Stanford & Youngstown State

Networks: ESPN3

Game 1 – Stanford vs. Indiana State: May 30 at 2 p.m., ESPN3

Game 2 – Youngstown State vs. Indiana: May 30 at 7 p.m., ESPN3

Games 3 & 4: May 31 at 2 p.m. & 6 p.m.

Games 5 & 6: June 1 at 1 p.m. & 6 p.m.

Game 7 (if necessary): June 2 at 5:30 p.m.

Site: Gainesville, Fla.

Commentators: Trey Bender & Rusty Ensor

Teams: Florida, Long Beach State, North Carolina & College of Charleston

Teams: Louisiana-Lafayette, Mississippi State, San Diego State & Jackson State

Networks: ESPN3

Game 1 – San Diego State vs. Mississippi State: May 30 at 2 p.m., ESPN3

Game 2 – Jackson State vs. Louisiana-Lafayette: May 30 at 7 p.m., ESPN3

Games 3 & 4: May 31 at 2 p.m. & 7 p.m.

Games 5 & 6: June 1 at 2 p.m. & 7 p.m.

Game 7 (if necessary): June 2 at 7 p.m.

Site: Oxford, Miss.

Commentators: Mike Morgan & Dave Perno

Teams: Ole Miss, Washington, Georgia Tech & Jacksonville State

Networks: ESPN3

Game 1 – Georgia Tech vs. Washington: May 30 at 4 p.m., ESPN3

Game 2 – Jacksonville State vs. Ole Miss: May 30 at 8 p.m., ESPN3

Games 3 & 4: May 31 at 2 p.m. & 6 p.m.

Games 5 & 6: June 1 at 2 p.m. & 6 p.m.

Game 7 (if necessary): June 2 at 8 p.m.

Site: Columbia, S.C.

Commentators: Dave Weekley & Chip Fridrich

Teams: South Carolina, Maryland, Old Dominion & Campbell

Networks: ESPN3

Game 1 – Old Dominion vs. Maryland: May 30 at 1 p.m., ESPN3

Game 2 – Campbell vs. South Carolina: May 30 at 7 p.m., ESPN3

Games 3 & 4: May 31 at 1 p.m. & 7 p.m.

Games 5 & 6: June 1 at 1 p.m. & 7 p.m.

Game 7 (if necessary): June 2 at 7 p.m.

Site: Charlottesville, Va.

Commentators: Paul Loeffler & Jay Walker

Teams: Virginia, Arkansas, Liberty & Bucknell

Networks: ESPN2, ESPNU or ESPN3

Game 1 – Bucknell vs. Virginia: May 30 at 2 p.m., ESPN3

Game 2 – Liberty vs. Arkansas: May 30 at 7 p.m., ESPNU

Games 3 & 4: May 31 at 2 p.m. & 8 p.m.

Games 5 & 6: June 1 at 2 p.m. & 8 p.m.

Game 7 (if necessary): June 2 at 7 p.m.

Super Regionals (June 6-9): ESPN, ESPN2 and ESPNU will combine to televise every game of the eight best-of-three Super Regionals (up to 24 games). Each Super Regional winner will advance to the College World Series.

College World Series: For the 12th straight year, ESPN, ESPN2 and ESPNU will combine to televise the entire College World Series (up to 17 games), including the best-of-three College World Series Finals.ESPN’s 35th consecutive College World Series will begin June 14 and conclude June 25.

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